Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-24
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DESPITE THE INJUNCTION.
Grade of the Red River Valley Road
Practically Complete,

Grade OF the Red River Valley Road
Practically Complete,
Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 22-The ell alb
sorhinR topic OF conversation on the
streets Is the railway situation. The
action OF the Red River Valley CONTRA
tors in pushing the construction of the
road through the Canadian Pacific lots
is ~applauded on all hands. Contractor
Strevel, who had charge of the work, is
in the city to-day, and is the hero OF the
hour. He simply laughed at the sug-
gestion OF q n INJUNCTION stopping him.
aud remarked that Wien he was putin
Jail he guessed the people of Manitoba
would help him ont al right. Mr., Egan,
the contractor, who is working at the
Dakota end of the road, was IN the
city yesterday. He told @ reporter the
grading was all done up to the interna-
%tional line, and that the Red River Valley.
grade and the Northern Pacific grade
was joined and ready for the rails. The
Northern Pacific expected to have the
rails laid up to the boundary In q very
short time. MIR. Egan said the feeling
among the people in that vicinity was
such that they would not brook any
interference on the part of the Canadian
Pacific road or dominion government.
The road is now practically graded from
Winnipeg to Pembina, with the excep-
ton of fonr miles near Morris. Satur.
day on the completion of the Morris
people furnished refreshments, cigars,
ETC., to celebrate the event, and there
was great utilization. A large crowd OF
farmers from the neighborhood had turn.
ed out in expectation of trouble, andthey
offered their services TO the contractors.
and also offered to help the grade
along. They said they would see that
the work was not interfered with. A
number of clergyman also watched with
great satisfaction the progress
LOT the work. The crowd said
they would stand by until
the york was finished and they did SO,
A slight alteration occurred at Morris
to-day, but with no serious results,
between the sherif's officer and men
who were watching the line. The for
mer ordered the fence torn down, but
as he was alone could NOT enforce his
commands. Attorney General Hamil-
ton has made all necessary arrange
ments for the swearing in OF o Thousand
special c%onstables il necessary. Both
sides are preparing for Is legal fight
which will take place Wednesday, when
the motion is made to continue the in.
junction. IL is said that while the
Manitoba government would be glad to
see the application to. continue tho in
junction dismissed, they have quite
made up their minds to build the road,
ties, rails and all, despite the opposition
of. the Canadian Pacific railroad or the
dominion government.
Chicago, Aug. 22-John Norquay, the
giant Scotch-Oree half-breed prime min
lister of Manitoba, who has been in Chi
cago since Thursday, left last evening
for Toronto, from which point he will
proceed at once to Winnipeg via the
Canadian Pacific railway, should the
signs of conflict in that quarter not dis
appear to-day. Before leaving he said.
Eyes. there may be trouble, even to the
extent Of conflict OF arms" Oontinu'
ing, Mr.. Norquay stated had he been in
st. Paul ana Chicago for the purpose oil
raising q Temporary loan or the credit
of the provincial government for the
purpose Of O new road and not to escape
service OF the injunction warrant, AZ
stated in q Winnipeg dispatch. he
stated that he would do all he could te
prevent trouble, and would even go to
Cttawa for that purpose before return
ing home, il necessary. However, The
road undertaken would be completed
even at the point Of the bsyonet. HI
believed the federal authority would 70.
IEiss them, and OF course il such were
1.-THE Case there would be bioodshed,